My toddler and I agree the Fort Pub provides great viewing of passing freight trains.
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My toddler and I agree the Fort Pub provides great viewing of passing freight trains.
More than 80% of people consistently cited their preference for permanent daylight savings in polls, there’s a realm of data that says it supports better outcomes, and it’s very fun when a government can say “we control how time works”.
About a slam dunk win as you can get these days.
Neat project!
annual reminder: Alberta's deficit is a choice.
Hard disagree. It’s a great shape that accommodates bikes of all sizes. I love locking our Urban Arrow to a rack like this. Only issue is if they put them too close together.
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Ok but also let's bring the death of street hockey into the conversation.
Cars cost us the gold medal.
Plagiarism machine gonna plagiarize
Electricity scary!
To encourage folks not to go on the tracks. I’d wager people most likely to cross tracks dangerously are also very ignorant to the operation of the system.
You’ll likely end up with different lengths but otherwise identical sizing, keep track of that :)
Streak over. After 27 consecutive days with maximum temperature < -1°C in #Ottawa, the maximum temperature was 0.8°C yesterday. This was the longest run in almost 11 years, since Mar 3rd, 2015. #YowWx #OttWeather #YOW #OttNews #ONWx
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
One can only hope their banking team is better than their web / app folks.
That’d require a bunch of condo board types to like the idea and convince the other owners to pay for it.
The beauty of these plug-in systems is anyone can theoretically just do it.
I’m sure many condo boards will still try to stop it. And there are legit safety concerns about safe attachment…
With receipts! This is discouraging for the approval of DIY balcony solar being legalized anytime soon.
A single panel these days can produce 400+ Watts in full sun. That is not insignificant.
So enough to keep your lights and some electronics on for “free”. Add a small battery and it’ll buffer that electricity for you to use at night if you’re mostly away during the day.
Yeah, that’s a bad one.
I wonder if they’ve had a code item for a while that ensures dedicated circuits for outdoor outlets. That’s assuming the balcony solar folks only plug into external outlets and don’t run an extension cord through a window…
Graphic titled “5 Reasons First-Past-the-Post Destabilizes Minority Governments and Why Proportional Representation Works Better.” The design lists five numbered sections in colored bars. 1 Winner take all culture: first-past-the-post treats politics as a fight for total control, discouraging cooperation in minority Parliaments. 2 Seat distortion magnifies small shifts: a few ridings can dramatically change power, raising the stakes of confidence votes. 3 False majority temptation: polling at 35% to 40% can translate into a majority, incentivizing early elections. 4 Proportional representation normalizes cooperation: majorities are unlikely so parties plan negotiation and agreements. 5 Collapse rarely delivers total control: bringing down a government in proportional systems rarely hands one party full power. Bottom text reads Learn more at fairvote.ca.
Minority governments are not the problem.
The problem is a system where 35% to 40% of the vote can turn into total control. That incentive fuels early elections and brinkmanship.
Proportional representation removes the jackpot and rewards cooperation instead.
Pipes on Windows 98
It’s more insidious. He’s smart but he’s crafted a persona to cater to a certain right-wing world view that requires these absurd hot takes.
And neither is the GDP of the Bay Area. The type of supposed liberal that allows this to happen is my least favourite political hypocrite of the moment.
probably way too much to expect e-bikes would be included in Canada's electric vehicle promotion when the federal government doesn't even have regulations for them
Not the firms necessarily, but their professional organization for sure. They all pay dues, they should demand better representation.
Is the piece also AI slop, or just the thumbnail?
Australian households — already world leaders in the number of rooftop solar panels per capita — installed as many batteries in the second half of 2025 as they did during the previous five years combined
Millennial Albertan here. Fringe folks have been talking about it for as long as I can remember (30+ years) but the more mainstreaming of it is certainly more recent (COVID era).
Do you do Home Assistant? Because I feel like a smart plug on the DC transformer for the humidifier might work (while ensuring heat is going if you have a Home Assistant compatible thermostat).
Yesterday 3% of our electricity use was supplied by the sun
The car will be away a lot of the time the sun is shining the most :(
But better than nothing.
The electric assist cargo bike is going to be mostly solar powered for sure!
Fortunately with possible regulatory changes allowing plug-in balcony / deck solar and decreased permitting requirements the cost could drop. We should copy much of what the Australians are doing.
